Child development n=167 (%) | Vulnerable child n=112 (%) | P value | |
Gender | |||
Male | 121 (72) | 68 (61) | 0.04 |
Female | 46 (28) | 44 (39) | |
Age group (years) | |||
0 to <5 | 130 (78) | 50 (45) | <0.001 |
5 to <10 | 31 (18) | 37 (33) | |
≥10 | 6 (4) | 25 (22) | |
Cultural background | |||
Asian | 45 (27) | 9 (8) | <0.001* |
Middle Eastern | 28 (17) | 23 (21) | |
Anglo-Australian | 14 (8) | 30 (27) | |
Indigenous | 7 (4) | 26 (23) | |
Other | 24 (15) | 16 (14) | |
Unknown | 49 (29) | 8 (7) | |
ACE score | |||
0 | 100 (60) | 1 (1) | <0.001 |
1–3 | 59 (35) | 41 (37) | |
≥4 | 8 (5) | 70 (62) |
Other category in cultural background includes: European, African, North American, South American, Pacific and Mixed.
*P value for ‘Cultural background’ calculated excluding category of ‘Unknown’.
ACE, adverse childhood experience.